The Predictive Influence of Family and Neighborhood Assets on Fighting and Weapon Carrying from Mid- to Late Adolescence

Prevention Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 473-484

  Haegerich, Tamara M ^a   Oman, Roy F ^b   Vesely, Sara K ^b   Aspy, Cheryl B ^b   Tolma, Eleni L ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Assets; Community; Family; Neighborhood; Parenting; Youth violence

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; HUMAN; VIOLENCE;

FAMILY; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84904391368     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-013-0400-z     Document Type: Article

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